Okay, so the title pretty much says it all here. Throughout my short time in the fireservice, right around two years now; I've spoken to more then a few firefighters who say that they would rather be 1000' up on a roof then 10' up on a ladder. Just today, I was talking to a firefighter that told me he wouldent clean his own gutters because he didnt like being on a ladder!!!! This guy is a firefighter!!!! Anybody see a problem here??? I DO I tried to explain to him that being on a ladder is a… Continue

So I just got done watching a video that Webchief was talking about titled "too many guys on the roof." If you havnt watched it yet, I hope you do because it lead me to the point where I am now that got me wanting to write this. So here goes,



Being a volunteer, especially one having only two years in the fireservice, I know all about that feeling of wanting that pager to go off the second I get home from work, rollin out of the station, and tryin to be superman at the scene. I think… Continue